# Strategy of grains estimates EU acreage for wheat at

> Strategie Grains raised its EU 2017 wheat area forecast by 100,000 hectares to 24.3 million hectares. Its barley and grain maize area forecasts were unchanged at 12.4 and 8.8 million hectares, while durum fell 7%.

- Date: 2016-11-17 · published 2016-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73796-strategy-of-grains-estimates-eu-acreage-for-wheat-at
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stable-to-higher EU wheat plantings point to ample supply next season, which is mildly bearish for wheat prices and keeps feed grain costs contained.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-19 | [Strategy Grains raises forecasts for EU wheat harvests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57026-strategy-grains-raises-forecasts-for-eu-wheat-harvests.md) | +2.2% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-13 | [EU (28) grain crop estimate for 2019 from Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61505-eu-28-grain-crop-estimate-for-2019-from-strategy.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-06 | [ABARES ups estimates for record wheat, canola crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36762-abares-ups-estimates-for-record-wheat-canola-crops-grain-central.md) | -2.2% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-12 | [Strategy Grains is expecting growing wheat and barley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68398-strategy-grains-is-expecting-growing-wheat-and-barley.md) | +0.0% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-16 | [Strategie Grains raises EU grain harvest forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24615-strategie-grains-raises-eu-grain-harvest-forecast.md) | -4.8% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2018-12-13 | [EU (28) grain crop estimate for 2019 from Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61505-eu-28-grain-crop-estimate-for-2019-from-strategy.md) | -0.1% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2019-09-19 | [Strategie Grains Raises EU Wheat Harvest, Export Outlook Again \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57024-strategie-grains-raises-eu-wheat-harvest-export-outlook-again-esm-magazine.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2023-01-30 | [EU confirms most of its grain, oilseed estimates for 2022/23](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37712-eu-confirms-most-of-its-grain-oilseed-estimates-for-2022-23.md) | -0.9% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-strategy-grains-estimates-eu-acreage-wheat-243-million-hectares-2016-11-17

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